A Slow and Steady Base Building 45 Minute Run

[Instructor57]

Well I enjoyed that ! 😁

I'm still following my NRC runs and today was day 1 in the new NRC week .

I don't always do the runs in order and decided today I would do the 45 minute recovery run .

For me, this run was done with a very specific purpose in mind , that was Aerobic Base Building .

My intention was to run the full 45 minutes at a pace slower than my 5K pace and to try and keep that fairly consistent whether on the flat, up or down hill and this route has them all.

I do notice however that my pace dropped a little on the uphill on km4.

The reason I'm doing this is I'm gradually increasing my distance again so building (Or rebuilding) a decent aerobic base is crucial.

It still surprises me how much easier a run is even with just a small decrease in pace .

I don't know why I'm surprised because I absolutely know this ! 🤔

Anyway , very happy with this run , I felt I could have just kept on and on , and that's precisely how I wanted to feel .

Have a great weekend everyone!

[Beatlesforever Graduate10]

That's brilliant! Exactly how you should feel at the end of a slow run 👏👏👏 You're doing so well, you're really on a roll there 😁👍 I do find that NRC plans are just the ticket. And I'm finally getting to grips with the 'purpose' bit. CB always mentions it but it's taken a while to sink in for me. It does make a difference when the penny finally drops! 😁

[Instructor57 Graduate10 in reply to Beatlesforever]

Thanks , yes the NRC runs are great !So far so good 😁👍

[Hidden]

Sounds like you're really back fully into the game eh? Well done!

[Instructor57 Graduate10 in reply to Hidden]

Thanks Evy!Going ok so far at least 😁

[Roxdog Graduate10]

Brilliant! It does seem as though we need to keep reminding ourselves of basic principles! We know the story and can advise others, but when it comes to ourselves, we can forget!

[Instructor57 Graduate10 in reply to Roxdog]

Thanks !Yes it is easy to forget these things sometimes

[GailXrunning]

👏 Excellent work. Great sense of purpose, too.👏🙌

[Instructor57 Graduate10 in reply to GailXrunning]

Thank you 😁👍

[Birdlady64 Graduate10]

Sounds perfect Ian!Wish I could have said the same about my 5k. The mind does strange things though doesn't it?

[Instructor57 Graduate10 in reply to Birdlady64]

Yes, it's surprising what the mind actually can do !I'm a big believer in NLP, and Hypnosis and when I was doing C25K I used to listen to subliminal messages before I ran , they absolutely helped me

[Birdlady64 Graduate10 in reply to Instructor57]

Interesting... And what a fantastic thing to have as part of your mental toolkit

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate]

What an enjoyable run you had, have a good weekend